Thai Chili 98 Thai street food, Grand junction

Thai Chili 98 serves Thai street food in Grand Junction, offering a menu that spans appetizers, soups, salads, entrees, and noodle soups. The kitchen prepares items such as shrimp tempura dipped in tempura batter and deep-fried until crispy, alongside pot stickers available as either deep-fried or steamed. Fried tofu and Thai fish cake are standard starters, while Thai pork satay features marinated grilled pork skewers served with peanut sauce and cucumber relish. Fresh spring rolls wrap vegetables or shrimp in rice paper with creamy peanut sauce, and egg rolls are stuffed with vegetables in wonton skin.

Soups include Tom Kha, made with coconut milk, Thai herbs, mushrooms, lime juice, green onions, and cilantro, available in both bowl and hot pot formats. Salads range from the tangy, spicy lime sauce of Papaya Salad to Som Tum Pork Belly and Traditional Thai Larb, which uses minced chicken or pork with roasted rice powder and herbs. Entrees like Pad Thai stir-fry thin rice noodles with eggs, bean sprouts, green onions, and crushed peanuts, while Drunken Noodles use large rice noodles with garlic, eggs, bamboo, onions, broccolis, bell peppers, and basil. Other entrees include Pad See Ew, Cashew Nuts, Moo Tod Nam Pla with crispy fried pork belly, Mixed Vegetables, Thai Fried Rice, Thai Peanut, and Pad Kaprao with holy basil.

Noodle soups feature thin or egg noodles in clear broth with pork meatballs, bean sprouts, green onions, fried garlic, and cilantro. The restaurant accepts credit cards, offers parking, and is wheelchair accessible. Customers can place orders online for takeout.